Warblers for May

Pine Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 31, 2025

Common Yellowthroat, Muddy Brook WMA, Hardwick, MA, May 29, 2025

Blue winged Warbler, Muddy Brook WMA, Hardwick, MA, May 29, 2025

Black and White Warbler, Ware, MA, May 29, 2025

Cerulean Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 28, 2025

Magnolia Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 24, 2025

Blackpoll Warbler, Rail Trail, Ware, MA, May 24, 2025

Bay breasted Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 23, 2025

Blue winged x Golden winged Warbler hybrid, Quabbin Park, MA, May 21, 2025

Northern Parula, Quabbin Park, MA, May 21, 2025

Worm eating Warbler, Skinner SP, South Hadley, MA, May 20, 2025

Yellow Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 19, 2025

Chestnut sided Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 14, 2025

Ovenbird, UMASS Demonstration Forest, Belchertown, MA, May 13, 2025

Tennessee Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 12, 2025

Cape May Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 12, 2025

Orange crowned Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 12, 2025

Canada Warbler, Home, Belchertown, MA, May 12, 2025

Prairie Warbler, Covey WMA, Belchertown, MA, May 8, 2025

Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', UMASS, Amherst, MA, May 4, 2025

Brewster's Warbler, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 2, 2025

Pine Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 1, 2025

American Redstart, Quabbin Park, MA, May 1, 2025

May has now come to an end and the big month of warblers here is over for another year.  It was a good month despite the migration overall seeming to be a little earlier and with lots of nights of good migration conditions until late in the month with the birds moving through fairly rapidly.  I also had some other commitments that kept me from being out for as long as I usually would be out on some days.  Nonetheless I still had lots of warblers including a couple Orange crowned Warblers, a Hooded Warbler, a Brewster's Warbler and multiple other Blue winged x Golden winged hybrids.  I found a total of 30 species of warblers in the county for the month, which is about average.  I had one unusual warbler at the house (at least for my yard) to end out the month with my second ever record of Blue winged Warbler.